Has Rishi Sunak wrecked his hopes of becoming prime minister?

The chancellor’s approval ratings have plummeted in the wake of his Spring Statement

Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak ended 2021 as the most popular politician in the UK
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak is facing a damaging backlash after delivering a mini budget that critics claim fails to shield Britain’s most vulnerable families from the looming cost-of-living crisis.

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 Sorcha Bradley is a writer at The Week and a regular on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast. She worked at The Week magazine for a year and a half before taking up her current role with the digital team, where she mostly covers UK current affairs and politics. Before joining The Week, Sorcha worked at slow-news start-up Tortoise Media. She has also written for Sky News, The Sunday Times, the London Evening Standard and Grazia magazine, among other publications. She has a master’s in newspaper journalism from City, University of London, where she specialised in political journalism.